Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DA JULY HEE: Fill DAY, .1AUAHY 2i, liiUL.
NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA.
COUNCIL
MI.VOIl MBXTIOX.
Davis fells drugs. ,
Stockort sella carpets nnd rugs.
Met Uoer nt Neumnycr's hotel.
Drs. Green, office 303 Hupp block.
Wollmnn, scientific optician, 409 ll'wny.
Dr. fltophenson, Hnldwln block. Elevator.
Pictures for wedding gifts. C. K. Alex
ander & Co., 333 Hroadway.
"Hans Hanson" will bo nt the Dohnny
theater Sunday night.
Myrtle lodqe No. 12, Degree of Honor,
will meet this evening.
Miss Hattle Wheeler left yesterday on a
visit to relatives In Atlantic, lu.
Missouri oak body' wood, Ifi.M cord, W II
llam Wolch, 23 N. Main street. Tol. 12M
Rev. Dr. Cooley of Morgan i l'nrk ,111..
will ngnln occupy tho pulpit of tno urst
Baptist church Sunday.
Louise Lock has been appointed by tho
district court itcrtnancnt guardian for
Charles Lock, who Is of unsound mind.
It Is said that L. M. Shubert. the pres
ent Incumbent. Is slated tor reappointment
as surveyor of the port of Council Illufra.
Darwin Vosler of Carson, la., and Miss
Ida Collins of this city were married yes
terday afternoon at tho home of thr brldu a
parent" on llldge street, Hev. A. Overton
officiating.
John Taylor, 6S2 F.nst Hroadway, nnd
Arthur Smith, colored. Tin West Hroadway.
, were reported to tho health authorities
yesterday as suffering from smallpox and
were removed to the Isolation hospital.
Hev. A. J. Wheeler of New York will
glvo a scries of lectures under tho auspices
of the Woman's Christian Temperance
union In tho Second Presbyterian church
Uaturdny, Sunday ond Monday ovcnlngs.
Charles Williams, alias Johnson,, and Al
port Hall, nllas James SchuITcr. picked up
Tuesday night by the police und who wero
held for Investigation, were released yes
terday morning, with Instructions to leavo
town,
County Superintendent McManus will
conduct an examination of applicants for
teachers certificates today and, tomorrow
In his office In tho county courthouse. Ho
will hold an examination ut Avoca Feb
ruary 7 and 8.
Chester Egbert was arrested yesterdny
morning, charged with vagrancy. He Is
accused of snatching a $5 bill from Jessie
Havens, a young woman who was In tho
olty for the purpose of arranging for bull
for Harold Egbert, Chester's brother.
The assault charge ngnlnst James Sulli
van, preferred by Elmer Itobcrtson In
Justice Ferrler'n court, has been continued
for one week. Sullivan admitted to Justice
Ferrler that ho hud struck Itobortson, but
Claimed tho latter deserved nil ho had got.
The ndjourned nhnual meeting of the
stockholders of tho Savings, Loan and
Building nssocat)oii. will .be held In the.
Agricultural hall In tho basement of tho
courthouse this evening. All members nro
requested to bo present. D. W. Otis, secre
tary. Hcrrald J. Mntt. Infant son of Mr. nnd
Mrs. Jason Mott, 3 Kast Washington
avenue, died yesterday morning of con
gestion of tho lungs, nged 8 months. Tho
funeral will bo prlvato nnd be from tho
family residence this afternoon. Burial
will bo In Walnut Hill cemetery.
Constable Albcrtl of Justice Bryant's
court has levied on two Llewellyn setter
dogs, the property of C. B. Ilnndlett, to
satisfy Judgments secured by Metcalf &
Mctcalf and V. C. DoVol & Son, aggregat
ing about JSO. The dogs nro valued nt J200
nna nave, Deen piaccu in care or umcer
Plattner.
Chief Englncor Mnrstcn' of tho Great
Western was In Council Bluffs yesterday
and In company -with the road's local
.agents went over the property recontly
nought for tho right-of-way. Engineer
Marston also made some preliminary ar
rangements for the letting of contracts for
grading.
Peter Nelson. Mahlon nnd Henry Bethcra
were before Judge Aylcsworth In police
r.ourt yesterdny, charged with tho theft of
a wlro mat nnd n piece of' enrpet from tho
rcsldcnco of H. W. Troynor, on Fifth
avenue, and of a do or mat from tho judge's
own porch. All pleaded not guilty and the
hearing was continued until this morning,
They were roloased on $100 bonds oach.
David Haines died yesterday morning nt
thp home of Mr. and Mrs. Nofs Christoffcri
son. 1510 South Eighth street, from para
lysis. Ho lucked ono month of being 83
year of age. One sou. Wllford Haines,
survives him. The funeral will bo Sunday
nftornoon nt 2:30 from tho Chrlstoffersoii
residence. Rov. G. W. Snyder of St. John's
English Luthoran church will conduct the
services and burial will bo In Falrvlow
cemetery.
Jamco Legge of Rogers, Neb,, died nt an
early hour yesterday morning In the
Roman's Christian Association hospital,
where ho recently underwent n serious
surgical aperntlon for hip dlsrose. His
wife and ono child survive him.' His
brother. Alexnndor Leggo. formerly of this
city, now of Chicago, Is In Salt Lake City
on business nnd arrnngementn for tho
funeral will be deferred until his arrival
hero.
Plumbing and heating. Blxby & Son.
Held (or DurRlary.
Gurdon Bowers and Bert Owens, who ad
mitted breaking In tho front window ot
Lspldus' pawnshop and stealing ten re
volvers and breaking Into Dobbins' saloon
and stealing a quantity of whisky and
cigars, waived examination In police court
yesterday morning and wero bound over
to await the action of tho grand Jury. In
default of $500 ball each they wore com
mitted to tho county Jail.
Davis sells glass.
Marriage Licenses.
Licenses to wed wero Issued yesterday to
the fallowing:
Name and Residence. Age.
Darwin Vosler, Cnrson. In 21
Ida Collins, Council Bluffs , 21
Jnmes Ford, South Omahn 22
Minnie Northway, South Omaha
Mendel E. Wining. Milwaukee. Wis..
Eliza Slmonson, Kenosha, Wis
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F. V. Knlest, Coune.l Bluffs, 31
Mnry R. Buchler, South Omaha,,...,,,. . fO
David Zanders. Council Bluffs 22
Besslo Clark, Council Bluffs. 18
New Eyes for Grandma
and glasses that will make up all
rtofl-loncles In tailing and Impjrfect
eyesight will be found In our su
perior lino of optical goods. Wo will
test your eyesight free, and tit It
perfectly with properly adjusted
lenses In a scientific manner, and
nt prices that will, suit your puck
ttbook. WATCH It IMPAIRING,
pinf. t:nuviNi, ,
HERMAN M. LEFFEtlT
238 BROADWAY, Council BluffJ.
Optician. Jeweler, Engraveur,
worn is vjuttrmnecu.
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LEWIS CUTLER
Funeral Director
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SB PUAMl. tfTHkifcST,
FARM LOANS 6C
SS Uala 8t. Council Bluffs. j
BLUFFS.
HIGH SCHOOL BREAKS RECORD
Ltrrsit Eirollmtit in tht Hiitsry eftks
Intitutioi.
LARGE NUMBER OF rMMOTIDNS
Mnnr f tht Oruded Students 1'iish Otic
Step ItlKhrr-I.lst ot New
comer nt IHkIi
School.
When tho High school opens Monday
morning for tho second scmestor of tho
Bchool year tho enrollment will bo the
largest In the history of tho Institution.
Tho first Bcmester closes today, when
nlnety-ono pupils from tho olght-two grado
at tho Washington avenuo building will
bo promoted to tho nlnth-ono grade Is tho
High school. This will make the enroll
ment 515, but ns several pupils nro ex
pocted from other towns nnd the county
districts, Superintendent Clifford says ho
expects the enrollment to reach close to
530. Several of these out-of-town pupils
were taking tho necessary examination.
Last year tho largest enrollment In tho
High school wns 453.
In tho grade schools today all the pupils,
with tho exception of a few who have failed
to make their studies, will bo passed up
ono grade. Tho second somostcr, opening
Monday, will closo Juno 6, which dato
marks tho ond. of tho school year and tho
beginning of tho long summer vacation,
Tho eight-two grado In tho Bloomer
school will remain In that building for tho
remainder of the year Instead of being
transferred to tho Washington avenuo
school. Theso pupils will enter tho High
school next September.
Tho pupils who will enter the High
school today from the Washington avenuo
building are.
Tllllo Altnianspcrger, Hazel Arnd, Hiwel
Abdll, Llla Hull. Myrtlo Burnett, With
Deecroft, Eusenla Blcknell, Anita Bier
wlrth. LuTa Bowman. Will Bianchurd, Wil
liam Boyscn. Eorl Brown, Leigh Ballenger,
Waltor Barnes, Hormnn Benjamlnc, Tom
llonham, Lynno Ilnlrrt. VMvn Cndlo. Pearl
Cusey, Jackson Cody, Clifford Clssna, Roger
Cokcr, Vincent Crowe,' Frank Chnpman,
Thomas Dollar, Joseph Dlmmock, Law
ronco Donell, Jessie Dalton, Besslo Day,
Hazol Drake, Margurot Fllckengcr. Helen
Fllckenger, Churlcn Grnson, Joo aillnsky,
Burl Ollson, Mnry Goodwin. Oertrildo
Haas, Martha Hamburg, Zclpha Harding,
Hazel llunnnn, Arthur Hart, George Hels
Icr, Fremont Hawley, John Jones. Mac
Iverson, Florence Keith, Helen Letson,
Sumner Lacey, Ned Lorfcrts. Ernest Land
strom, Elmer LInuulst, Earl McConnell,
Wallace Monerny, Albert Meneray, Harvey
Meyers, Oscar Nelson, Hnzel Morrow, Mary
McConnell, Clara Nlelson, Ella Olson. Nora
l'nrsons, Edith I'nrsons, Gnrllold Paulson,
Gcorgo Phelps, Walter lU'lmcr, Dora Ras
niuxscn, Ethel Rlckard, Anna Sandwich,
Besslo Sherlock, Tona Sorenson, Mno
Bhadlo. Ethel Strectcr. Fannlo Scebold, Ina
Stoker, Florence Hhcpard, Bluncha Sweet,
Allen Sayles, George Southard, Carl Sul
lioff. Gorden Sanders, Will Simpson. Paul
Scott. Prudcnco Tolfu, May Thomas. Viva
Wind, Mabel Walters. Helen Walker.
Esther Watson, Rose Ward, Hattlo Wahl
gren, Will Walton.
Davis sells glass.
ASSESSMENT 0F RAILROADS
City Clerk Phillips Stlra Up Much Talk
' ft.. Ill Radical Proposal or
Change In' Method.
City Clerk rhllllps. who with Mayor Jen
nings la attending tho meeting of tho Iowa
LeaRUO of Municipalities in Dcs woines,
caused quite a sensation at tho meeting of
that body Wednesday. Mr. Phillips, wno
during his long tenure ns city ciorn 01
Council Bluffs haB given the matter mucn
thqught, suggested a radical change in the
method of assessing railroads In this state.
Ono of tho Dea Moines papers. In Its re
port of tho meeting, has this to say rclatlvo
to Mr. Phillips:
t thinkers nnd' boldest
of mnovatlonists along the line of taxation
wus N. C. Phillips, city clerk for seven
years past nt Council Bluffs. Tho declara
tion oy Air. rnuiips mm uwuui
laws, which give to tho state executive
council authority to assess tho value or
railroads, u very largo proportion of tho
Immense value of railroad terminals escape
municipal taxation, tnereuy uiveriiiiH ,"
the public treasury several millions of dol
lars annually, almost took the breath away
from several conservative, members. When
Mr. Phillips offered a resolution directing
the legislative committee of tho league to
formulate r. bill for presentation to the
legislature withdrawing this vital function
of assessment of railroad tcrmlnnls from
tho stato executive council and to delcgato
it to tho locnl usBesHor8, Mr. Thounon of
Davenport declared it to be revolutionary.
Mr. Phillips restored tho body to partial
tranquility by alvlng It to be understood
that he did notVxpect such a bill to pass
tho legislature at tho presont session, but
explained that his only expectation was to
"Btnrt tho ball rolling," ho that tho ngltn
tlon 'of thn question might begin nnd lead.
In later time, to Its Incorporation Into the
statutes of the state. By permission of his
nernnil Mr. PhlllliiH withdrew the resolution
and contented himself by having It referred
to the legislative commltteo to ponder over
and report at tho next meeting of tho
leacue. Ho also Introduced n motion look
ing to tho enactment of a law empowering
nssessors to assess the vnluo of public
service franchises. This was also referred
in the commlttea. with u renuest to in
vestigate a similar law In force In Illinois
and llnd how It operated. Replying th u
statement of Air, Devltt of 'Muscatine that
tho value of theso franchises could not bo
determined nor transferred, Mr, Phillips
took issue witn tno ueciaraunn, ami re.
marked that tho vnluo could be easily es
tubllshed by tho quotable, value of tho
stocks and bonds. As to trnnBferrlng the
valuo represented by public service cor
porations he said thn transfer of the stocks
and bonds carried with thorn a transfer of
tho value represented ny tnofle securities.
Gravel roofing. A. B. Read, 511 Broadway
Hurry lliiiiilltun Iudleti'd.
Tho fact was mndo public yesterday that
tho roccnt grand Jury had returned nu In
dlctment, ngalnst Harry Hamilton on tho
chnrgo of cheating by fill bo pretenses.
Last December Hamilton was arrested on
complaint of W. H. Boyor, un old sdldler,
who was on his way homo to Maukato,
Minn. Hamilton Is alleged to have Be
cured $10 from Uoyer on un old confidence
gnmo on the train between tho Union Pa
clflc transfer depot and the Northwestern
local depot. At tho tlmo of Hamilton's
preliminary hearing In pollco court his
I friends made a desperate effort to get Doyer
i out of the city. They returned him tho
greater part of his money, but he was over
I hauled nt Mrsourl Vnlloy by Detective
Wclr, who brought him back to the city to
' testify ngalnst Hamilton, As ho Is In bed
Hamilton has not been taken Into custody
under tho Indictment. An application to
havo his ball, which was placed at $800
was refused by Judge Tborncll yestorday.
Suit AKalnnt W. A. Peterson.
In tho suits of II. L. Tlnley and tho Stato
Savings bank of Missouri Valley against
W. A. Peterson and. others, the hearing
In which was begun Wednesday In tho dis
trlct court, Judgo Thurnoll yesterday de
elded that the court had no Jurisdiction
as service had not boon obtained on tho
principal defendant. The caso was oc
cordlnglr continued for service, half of tho
costs of the present term being taxed to
the plaintiffs and half to follow tho suit
to their final determination. These suit
resulted' from the agreement reached by
Peterson nnd his wife as to tho disposal
of their property, pending suit for divorce.
Creditors of the husband brought suit to
havo tho deed set aside and to subject the
land Involved to the payment of their
claims.
Tho motion to set nslde the special at
tachment In tho. suit of S. Alexander
against Drown Bros, was overruled and the
plaintiff wns. granted permission to nmend
his petition by specifying tho property .attached.
EXPENSES OF POTTAWATTAMIE
Cost of Smallpox sKpldemln Last Year
Ranks .Next to Hltchest
Outlay.
County Auditor Innes yesterday com
pleted a statement of the county general
fund warrants Usucd during 1901. Tho
statement Is Interesting to tho taxpayers
of Pottawattamlo county, as It shows how
$92,033.58 of the taxes they pay was spent
for tho ordinary or general expenses of tho
county. Officers' salaries Is the largest
item, amounting to $4,956. Tho smallpox
epidemic Is responsible for tho next largest
expense, tho bills paid by the county In
this respect amounting last year to tho
sum of $8,041.89. Tbo statement follows:
Officers' salaries JH,lfG
Deputies' salaries '7,712
Supervisors und committee work 2,177
Officers' expenses 1,K6
Janitors' salaries 1,575
Witnesses, district court, Co. Bluffs,. 8i7
Witnesses, district court, Avoca 91
Grand Jury witnesses, Council Bluffs.. 515
Grand Jury witnesses, Avoca 140
Potlt Jury, Council Bluffs.'. 7,078
Petit Jury, Avoca 1,745
Grand Jury, Council Bluffs KM!
Grand Jury, Avoca 2S2'
Bailiffs, district court 2,928
Reporters, district court 2.260
Attorney fees 263
Boarding Jurors, Council Bluffs US
Boarding jurors, Avoca 55
Sheriff, expenses 931
Sheriff, feet! Mrs
Boarding prisoners 2,209
Judge superior court 1,250
Reporter superior court 478
Jury, superior court 474
Witnesses, superior court 129
Justice fees SS3
Constable fees 7S9
Jurors, January panel 14
Witnesses, January panel 238
Coroner's Inquests 525
Township officers 1.427
Asscstors 5.263
Election expenses 2,635
Collecting delinquent taxes "94
Repairs 75
Judgments 1.427
Rnnd costs and platting 1.287
Transfer to poor fund.... 3,500
Publishing board proceedings 1,908
Printing and books 3.C72
Stationery und supplies 1,196
Fuel 1.559
Light 1,058
Water . 674
Ice 135
Telephones 3lfi
Wolf bounties 278
Hmnllnnx 8 911
Miscellaneous .- bus
Totnl.
.$92,S33
FOR BOUNDARY COMMISSION
State Senator Hnselton Gnthrm Evi
dence. In Caae of Dispute
frith NebrnsUa.
i
Stato Senator Hazolton was In Counc!'
Bluffs yesterday for the purpose of securln.
data, Including plats and maps, for the us
of tho legislature when tho boundary com
mission bill Is up for discussion. Tho bll'
was Introduced Wednesday and was re
ferred to tho Judiciary committee.
Mr. Hnzelton said he had no doubt that
the recommendation ofoxiOovernor Shaw
would be concurred In and'the bill provid
ing for tho appointment of a commission
passed. This commission will confor witn
a llko commission to be appointed by the
Nebraska loglslaturo to doterralne the boun
daries of tbo two states according to the
varying changes of the channel of tho Mis
souri river. The report of the two com
missions will have to be submitted to the
legislatures of both states and ratified by
thorn.
Tho concensus of opinion In tho leglsla-
uro. Mr. Hazelton said, was that tho chan
nel of the river ought to be mndo tho boun
dary line of tho two states, as under pres
ent conditions thcro is a quantity of land
on both sides the Jurisdiction over which
was continually In dispute and which, In
consequence, had been the source of end
less litigation. Mr. Hazelton returned to
Des Moines last evening.
N. Y. Plumbing Co., telephono 250.
HINES GOES TO PENITENTIARY
Admlta Stealing llorae and HI from
Mveryinan Breaker at Quar
antine Panlahed,
A. M. Hlnes, Indicted on the charge of
stealing a horse, 'buggy and harness irom
George Gulll, a liveryman of Weston, this
county, and selling the outfit to a man
named Fenlon In Neola, pleaded guilty in
district court yesterday. Judge Thornell
sentenced him to eighteen months In tho
penitentiary at Fort Madison nnd five min
utes hftor the sentence was passea anerui
Cousins had Hlnes on his way there. Hlnes
claims to bo from Indiana. Indictments for
Blmllar offenses are hanging over1 his head
In Page and Mills counties.
Will Chcsney, locally known ns "snow
ball." Indicted for violating smallpox quar
antine regulations, changed his plea yestor
day morning and admitted being guilty as
charged. Judgo Thornell sentenced him to
thirty days In tho county Jail. Tho otlcnso
Is nn Indlctnblo misdemeanor, punishable
by not moro than one year In the county
jail. Chesney's violation of the quarantine
regulations was a flagrant ono and no nan
exposed many peoplo of this city to the
disease.
Itenl Hatnte Trnnafera.
These transfers were filed yestorday in
tho abstract, title and loan ofneo of J. W,
Squire, 101 Pearl street:
C. S. Lefferts nnd wlfo to II. V. Stead.
war, reot or lot a, uiock iu, jenne s
BUbdlv.. q. c. d ........$ 1
A. W. Johnson nnd wlfo to Ira v.
UemlrlrltH lincllvli or lots a QIlll H.
Douglas' uubdlv., w. d 75
Henry Cook. Jr.. nnd wlfo to William
Shaw, lot 9, block 12, Everett's add.,
8 D.' Dally "to' Jessie ' M.' Tongstreet,
lot 13. block 3. Park ndd.. w. d
Evan P. Leonard to Napoleon DIuto,
lots 4 and 5, black 4, Bushnell'B ndd.,
Llll'lo llVs'hcnTrii'aml husband to J. W.
.fill 1 ( V.1..nt. tl rllrllAK uult.lti
no
Will, lilt 1, wtui.rv v, ...... s ,.u,, .
w. d
Caroline M. Archer to E. B. Stroblo.
1.IC5
w'i or lots i, a anu I, uiock -j, avui.i,
w. d
F.vnn P. leonnrd to'Ina Illuto, lot 1.
block 4, nushncll's add., w. d
Bee Publishing company to G. E.
Brnnncn, lot 12, block 21, Omahn
add., w. d i
Nicholas J. Peters and wife to Ivl
i. Wrluht. nwU sel and noil sw'i
7v'0
100
15-77-43. w. d 2.SS0
T. B. Hays nnd wlfo et nl to John
Bennett, part of lot S. James' subdlv.,
w, d '
Theodore Steego and wlfo to Mrs.
Elizabeth Lldgctt, lot 3, block 1,
Hugg's 1st add., w, d
151
775
Twelve transfers, totnl $0,532
Itaral nellrerr Aunrerlnteil.
Statistics furnUhed by Postmaster Trey-
nor ehow that the four rural free delivery
routes out of Council II luffs nro greatly ap
preciated by their patrons. During Decem
ber the carriers on route No. 2 handled
J 10.000 pieces, on No. 1, 19,000 pieces; on No.
3, 8,000, and on No. 4 7,000, a total of 31,
000 pieces for the month.
Itrlensrd on Cupncy'a Bond.
Harold Egbert, Indicted on l.e charge of
robbing Joo Woods of a sum of money In
a Broadway saloon, 'was released yesterday
from tho county Jail on $300 bond furnished
by 1)111 Cuppcy of Avoca. Cuppey acts as
bondsman for alt of Attorney Benjamin's
clients, and his name appears on n number
of similar documents In the office of tho
clerk of tho district court.
IOWA RAILWAY INCORPORATES
Proposed Line from Dubuque to Itnone
Flten Articles, with II. W. Sea
man a President.
CLINTON, la., Jan. 23. (Bpcclal Tele
gram.) Articles of Incorporation of the
Dubuque & Western Railway company have
been filed hero with II. W, Seaman, railway
promoter nnd attorney, as president. Tho
object Is to build a railway between Du
buquo and Uoone. Mr. Seaman Is closely
allied with the Northwestern Railway com
pany and 11 la thought this corporation la
back of tho plan. Mr. Seaman Is also In
terested In John W. Gates' Interests, which
may be back of tho new company, Seaman
is mo .president of a company building a
road from Toxarkann, Ark., to Cherokee,
I. T. Ho will mnko no statement about
tho company. It Is capitalized for $250,000.
ORDERS BOOKS INVESTIGATED
Harrison County Hoard of Supervisors
, Autliorlsra llxnmlnntlon of
Accounts.
MISSOURI VALLEY, la., Jan. 23. (Spo
clal.) Tho Board of Supervisors of llarrl
aon county, at their meeting this woek,
passed a resolution authorizing an Investi
gation of tho books of the various county
officers. Tho cervices of an expert account
ant have been socurcd nnd ho la now on
gaged In making an Investigation of the
different offices. It will be remembered
that an Indictment was found by the grand
Jury against tho old board Itself, a short
time ago, so from present prospects there
will bo n complete Investigation of both
tho old board and county officers' accounts.
CONTEST CASE GOES TO COURT
Slilnn Clalma There Were Irreaalarl,
tlea In Canvaaalna; the Re
turn. MISSOURI VALLEY, la., Jan. 23. (Spe
clal.) The Skelton-Shlnn contest for tho
offlco of sheriff of Harrison county will be
brought befora the district court In n few
days. On the official returns Skelton, dcm
ocrat, was elected by four votes. A re
count of tho ballots by tho contest board
Increased his majority to fourteen. Shlnn,
republican, through his nttornoys, alleges
Irregularities In the manner of canvassing
tho returns by the contest board nnd the
court will be asked to pass on matters
arising as tbo result of tho canvass.
PP0INTED BY GOVERNMENT
Iowa Man Recelvra Position aa Aa
alatant In, Bureau of Forestry
at Washington.
IOWA CIXYrl)Ia., Jan. 23. (Special.)
James E. 0w 6f Oreenfteld, la., who was
graduated from the University of Iowa In
1901, has recently been appointed to a gov
ernment position in Washington, D. O. On
February 6 ho will begin his work as as
sUtant In the Bureau of Forestry In the
Department of Agriculture. He will be
stationed at Washington until the summer
season, when ho will, in company with a
body of specialists, go to some forest re
serve for work.
SEE METEOR ATWEBSTER CITY
Cltlsena Observe I.nmlnoua Body thnt
Ilnrat Like a Sky
rocket. WEBSTER CITY. Ia., Jan. 23. (Speclat
Telegram.) A brilliant motcor was ob
aorveu in ine western BKy oy citizens vol
this city oarly this morning. It came to
ward the earth at an nngle of about 45 de
grees, when near tho horizon It burst like
skyrocket. It was luminous and cast a
shadow, although the moon shone brightly
at tho time.
DAMAGE CASE GOES TO JURY
LuellK H. IMcketfa Claim Against
llallronil Company to lie
Decided,
ONAWA, Ia Jan. 23. (Special Tele
gram.) Tho case of Luella 8. Pickett
against the Sioux City & Paclflo Railroad
company, in which $40,000 Is claimed for In
juries alleged to havo been received from
falling off the platform at Mondamln, Ia.
In August, 1900, which has been on trial In
the Monona county district court since Jan
uary 10, was given to tho Jury this evening
and the verdict is anxiously awaited.
llla Appointment Cornea Too I.ate.
SIOUX CITY, Ia Jan. 23. The late Rt,
Rev. Thomas I.enehan, bishop of Chcyonno
was the first bishop of tho dloceoo of Sioux
City. It Is known upon tho highest au
thorlty that tho bull announcing hl ap
polntment had been sent from Rome and
nrrlvtd In this country after be had died
at Marshalltown on December 15. This will
necessitate tho sending of threo now names
for the bishopric.
Uernnrd MfGovern Indicted.
CLINTON, Ia., Jan, 23. The Clinton
county grand Jury has Indicted Bernard
McOovern, charging htm with assault to
commit murder. His wire is tno complain
Ing witness.
lienlea Reported Appointment.
DUBUQUE, Ia Jan. 23. Archbishop
Kcano denied the report from Sioux City
that tho lato Bishop Lenlhan was appointed
to that seo before his deatn.
CHANGES LOCATION OF TROOPS
War Department Makva Number
Tranafera In Regular Array
Camp.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23. Several move
monts of troops were ordered by tho Wa
department today. Tho second battalion of
the Eighth cavalry at Puerto .Principe
Cuba, was ordered to return to tho United
States and take station nt Fort Riley, Kan
The squadron of tho Fourteenth cavalry nt
Fort Riley will be transferred to the Do
partment of the Colorado. The first bat
tallon of the Twenty-third Infantry has
been transferred from Fort Ethan Allen
Vt.. to Plattsburg bnrracks, N. Y.
Information was received nt tho War de
partnient today that the Third battalion of
the Twenty-second Infantry will leavo
Manila tomorrow for San Francisco on th
transport Rosecrans. The remainder of th
regiment probably will embark on tho
transport Hancock, scheduled to leave
Manila Tebruary 1.
VISIT UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
Mtnbiri if Lif iiUtirt Atttid Dtiic&tifi
of Hall ofLlbiral Arti.
DESIRE F6R FURTHER APPRtPRIATIIN
natltullon Aaka for Money for Ite-
lutlldlug of the Medical Bnlld
InK, Which Wna Iliirueil
l,nat Summer,
(From a Stuff Correspondent.)
DES MOINES, Jan. 23. (Special,) The
members of the legislature nnd their wives
and committee clerks, or as many of them
as desired to go, went to Iowa City today
to attend tho dedication of the Hall of
Liberal Arts and to Inspect tho State unl-
erslty. They departed early In tho morn
ing on a special train of four coaches
placed nt their disposal by the Rock Island
railroad. The ceremonies of dedication
finished, tho train returned homo tonight.
There were nbout 200 on tho trnln. The
Stato university Is asking for a liberal al
lowance. The medical building wbb burned last
summer and an appropriation of $200,000
Is asked for building a new hall for the
medical department. But for tho tact that
the new Hall of Liberal Arts was Just
finished It would havo bocn practically Im
possible for the university to have gotten
along until the present time.
The old medical building, was a poor
structure but it served the purpose, and
a better building Is desired. Tho unlvcr
slty Is nluo asking for $50,000 with which
to purchaso additional ground, $14,000 for
a general library nnd $20,000 for the repair
and contingent fund.
At Iowa City the party was met at the
depot by a largo parade of faculty, stu
dents and alumni. Passing between the
faculty and students In double row, tbo
legislators marched to the opera house,
escorted by the students, who cheered and
gave their collego nnd class songs and
waved their class banners In honor of tho
guests.
The guests of the day wero eoated on
tho stago of the opera houso and as many
students as could crowd Into tho building
listened to speeches by Governor Cummins,
S. A. Slsher, Judge W. I. Babb of Mount
Pleasant, Senator Dolllvcr, Lieutenant Gov
ornor Herrlott, Speaker Eaton, Senator
Garst, Senator Junkln, Senator Trowln,
Representative Kendal, Representative
Springer and Roprcsentatlvo Temple.
After the exercises at tho opora house
the procession wns conducted to tho new
Hall of Liberal Arts, where tho building
was formally opened by Governor Cummins
and the flag raised over tho building whllo
tho band played tho "Star Spangled Ban
ner" and the' battery fired a salute of
twenty-one guns..
In the nfternoon a roceptlon wns given
by the distinguished visitors to tho stu
dents and almunl In tbo Hall of the Liberal
Arts, followed by a reception by Presl
dent and Mrs. G. E. MacLcan at their Col
lego street home. Tho legislators then
spent .considerable tlmo looking over tho
university grounds and buildings, observ
ing tho need of moro ground for buildings,
now medical building and engineering
hall to replace the sheds which now servo
for medical and engineering buildings, an
auditorium nnd armory and a library build
ing.
Supreme Court Decisions.
In the supreme court this morning but
ono caso of goneral Interest was decided
and that was one In which W. S. Keller of
Dea Moines spught to have declared un
constitutional the ordinances of Des Molncs
requiring that lights be placed on bicycles
after night Ho had refused to pay n flno
of $1 and chose to make a test case. The
court held that such regulation of bicycles
Is Just and proper. Tho decisions wero:
TV rt. Rhone a trains t John Mitchell ct
al, appellants, Dallas county, Judge Gam
ble; momnea ami aiurmea.
Everaine u. timun against jtssm u
Hogue et nl, appellants. Black Hnwn
county, Judge Blntr: reversed.
City or cedar itnpias, uppenuui. iiami,
, F. Rail. Linn county, Judgo Trelchler;
affirmed. ... . . . .
Crarv Bros., appellants, against jacuu
TTnrrmnn t nl. Boono countv. Judgo
Weaver; modified nnd nfTlrmed.
City of Des Moines against W. S. Kcllnr,
appellant. Polk county, Judges Prouty and
Conrad; affirmed.
Mildred Alsever ngninsi Minneapolis
St. Paul railway, appellant, Webster
county, Judge Weaver; nfllrmed.
TieW Incorporation.
Enterprise Publishing company of Esther-
vlllo, capital $5,000, has filed articles of
Incorporation by Relnhart Gllbertson, C. C.
Stover and others.
The name of Shuraack & Seborn com
pany of Marlon Has been changed to tho
White & Shumack company.
Tho capital stock of the Dos Molncs
Brtdgo and Iron company has been Increased
from $40,000 to $75,000.
County Seat Fight Commenced.
A county soat fight has been started In
Worth county. Northwood Is tho present
county seat nnd the peoplo of Kensett,
which is nearer tho middle of tho county,
are moving for a change to that place.
They will offer a $20,000 bonus and ask
for a vote on tho change. Two previous
efforts have been made to have tho county
seat changed from Northwood.
experiment In Cernmlo Art.
At tho state convention of Iowa brick-
makers today W. W. Lewis of Williamsburg
was elected president nnd Robert Goodwin
of Redneld secretary. Tho association en
dorsed the movement to have established
In connection with the Iowa Stnto collego
a plant for conducting experiments In clay
works and ceramic art. iiesoiutions were
ndoptod asking for Improvement of tho
drainage laws of Iowa.
Connty Supervisor Elect Olllcera.
The convention of county supervisors, In
session hore today, selected Davenport as
tho place of meeting next year and elected
Frank Morris of this city as president;
vice president, H. W. Spellman, Wapello
county; secretary. H. J. Wolff, Scott
county; treasurer. J. C. Smith, Kossuth
county. Tho matter of legislation desired
by the supervisors was left entlroly to u
commltteo to act and a number of bills
will bo prepared and Introduced. Into tho
legislature. Tho convention as a whole
visited tho Polk county farm nnd Insane
hospital this afternoon.
MURDERED IN BATH HOUSE
St, I.oul Millionaire la Killed and
Diamond Ring nnd Pin
Taken,
ST, LOUIS, Jan. 23. A. Dean Cooper, tho
millionaire treasurer of the Graham Paper
comDany. died today as tbo result of an as
sault In which but skull was fractured whllo
In tho cooling room of the Vista Turkish
bath bouse at Grand and Franklin avenues
last night. William Strotber, tho negro
attendant at tho bath house, who was on
duty last night and who notified Mr,
Cooper's family- shortly after midnight of
the assault, l held aa a prisoner at the
Dayton street ponco station.
A diamond ring valued at $1,600 nnd a d a
mond pin worn by Cooper when he entered
tbo bath house were found In the basement,
of tho bath house this morning. They had
been concealed under the flooring In
crevice above the top of a Joist.
A sledgehammer bearing frejh bleod sta'ns
sac crisis comes 10
Women a? tlic Turn
ing Point in Life.
A Trotnnn'a life is very much like a
river. It befalls in the little rivulet of
girlhood, but grows broader ami deeper
in womanhood, with ninny a rock,
threatening wreck. At Inst ns mid
dle life is approached n look, ahead
shows the river broadened out into a
calm nnd placid lake, but before the
lake i9 reached there arc rapids to be
run, which threaten peril and misfort
une. That calm and placid lake is the
ell-earned rest of wife nnd mother after
years of care. The rapids that lead from
the river to the lake mark the period
known ns change of life. There nre few
women who pass this period without
sickness more or lees serious. Some
times this chnttge of life becomes n sad
change; the change of decay. The body
weakens, the minu fails, nnd in the very
prime of life the woman finds herself a
wreck. No woman can escape this pe
riod of chance. Just hovr far-reaching
its effects will be, depends upon the
womanly health. The only way in
which women can approach this time
in safety is by making
I'ltOPKR PRUrARATIONS for Tint
ClIANGlt.
This proper preparation means the
building up of the womanly health and
the general physical health, for the
health of the delicate womanly organism
is intimately related to the general health
of the Ixxly, and while womanly diseases
remain tincured the general health must
suffer. When an athletic woman enters
into a struggle for some championship
at golf or tennis, she prepares for the
strain and brings her Ixxly up to the
highest point of resistance to fatigue.
If she did not make extra preparation
for the extra strain she must endure she
wonld surely be beaten."!; When a woman
nears the period of change of life, she
Is Hearing a period of unusual strain,
and If she wishes to win through this
period in comfort she must make extra
arauon ror ine extra strain sue is to
undergo.
Doctor Pierce's Favorite Prescription
which makes weak women strong and
sick women well at all other critical
periods will not fail woman at this last
great crisis of her life. If used as a
preparative for this change it will prac
tically remove all its pnins and dangers,
and render this critical time free from
the physical disorders and mental afflic
tion so coinnionly associated with it
Bnt if the period has been entered upon
without preparation, " I'avorite Prescrip
tion " will promptly cure the painful
symptoms and restore the balance of per
fect health.
It is now two years s'nee I first began
to use your medicines," writes Mrs.
Charles E. Thompson, Georgetown, El
dorado Co., Calif. "When I first tried
the ' Favorite Prescription ' I thought I
would never live through the ' Change.'
I suffered from all the troubles one could
have and live. I had stomach trouble ;
was found In tho basement soon after the
pollco had been summoned to tho scono of
tho assault. The hammer was one which
Is used In tho basement for breaking up
coal.
Strother told the pollco at tho tlmo of his
arrest that two women and a man had
called to seo Mr. Cooper, who was pro
prietor of the place, shortly after 11 o clock
last night. They camo In a carriage and
were preceded by a boy with a note. Tho
colored man said that he hnd admitted them
to the cooling room and had returned to
the basement. Ho did not know, ho said,
when they departed.
Strother also Bald that two colored
women, Josle Houston and Florence Banks.
had visited him In tho basement earlier last
night.
Erastus Fountain, Janitor of tho Vista
block, says that tho two women wero In
Strother's company at 0:30 o'clock, when
be made his last visit to the premises. Tho
police say thero Is' no other evidence than
Strother's statement to prove the visit of
two women and a man to the bath house,
A few minutes after midnight Theodoro
Cooper, known ns "Tod" Cooper, son of A.
Denn Coopor answered tho door bell nt tho
family residence, 3713 Washington boule
vard. Strother was at tho door.
"Your father's beon hurt," said the negro
to young Cooper, "He's over at tho bath
houso now."
Without stopping to question tho man
closely, Cooper hurried to tho Vista block.
In the cooling room of tho bath houso, on
a cot In the middle of a long compartment,
he found his father, covered by a shcot.
Doctors wero Immediately called and tho
police notified. Tho latter mado an Inves
tigation and discovered tho blood-stained
hammer. Young Coopor told tho pollco
that tho ring usually worn by his father
was missing and they made nnother search,
finding tho ring nnd pin in tho cellar, a
already stated,
When it became iown that his injuries
would prove fatti ho was taken to 'als
family rcsldcnco.
For some tlmo tho physicians worked
over Mr. Coopor, who did not regain con
sciousness. They decided to perform 'an
oporatlon nnd removo tho plccos of bone
from tho Jagged wound In tho skull that
wero pressing on tho Injured man's brain.
This was successfully performed, but Mr.
Cooper did not regain consciousness, pass
ing away about 10 o'clock this morning,
surrounded by members of his family.
Strother stoutly maintains his Innocence,
Fountain, the Janitor, was taken to the po
llco station, but was released after telling
about the presenco of tho two colored
women In the bath houso when ho left.
"Tod" Coopor stated to the pollco thnt
bis father had practically closed a deal for
tbo salo of the bath house property and
that the transfer was .to havo been made
today, but did not stato tho name of the
prospective purchaser.
Josephine Houston, aged '26, and I'lorenco
Banks, aged 26, both colored, aro held at
the Dayton street police station, where
they aro being sweated by tho police.
The women wero arrested n a result of
the statement made by Strother, who said
tho women had been with him at the bath
'rooms for a time during the night. '
Developments In connection with tho
murder as the day progrcescd were sensa
tional In tho oxtremo. It became known
that Strother was lu need of money, $500
or more, to reclaim his homo from mort
gage sale, Strother, however, meets this
lived on dry brcnti 4ul hot water tui
three months, not being able to keep
any food on my stomach ; Imd conitipn
tiou nnd awful headache ; was bloated nt
times in the IkiwcIs, had pain in the
chest nnd hacking cough, but, thanks to
Dr. Pictce, I am not troubled nuv more.
I also used the ' Pellets' and the fGolden
Medical Discovery,' nud find nil of them
just m Dr. Pierce recommends them to be.
" Since Inst October 1 have traveled over
hnrd rocky roads in fnrm wagons and
felt no return of nuy of my old troubles,
nnd I know thnt before using Dr.tr- fc's
medicines I could no '.i.'.vt f-uo half of
it, us the least par wocld lm-e innatd
aching from head to frt
"I most highly rcccuncnd nil of Dr.
Pierce's medicines, nnd I hope nil ladles
suffering from femnle cMup!i'tit will hy
Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription, nud'l
know thnt if used right, rr.Uef anfi hap
piness will follow '
WXTRAORDINARV RUSUI.TS
have followed the use of Dr. rierce't
Favorite Prcscriptioti by women under-
f;olng this change. In some cases where
nsanity has been pronounced the use
of " Favorite Prescription" has rehtored
soundness of mind with sttength ol
body. There is no con
dition of bodyt resulting
from this period which
" Fnvoritc Prescription "
is not perfectly adapted
to meet. In nervous af
fections its influence is
promptly felt. It is a
nerve nourishing medi
cine, nnd quiets the cry
ing nerves as crying
children nre quieted by
feeding them. It en
courages n hcnlthy np
petite, and gives quiet
nnd refreshing sleep. It
is the best tonic and
nervine for weak, run
down women.
" I can testify," writes
Miss I.cun Pnzdcrnik, of
1510 Ricker Street, St.
Iouis, Mo., "that my
mother must give her
sincere thanks to the doctors of the
World's Dispensary Medical Association
for their advice in her trouble change
of life ; nlso must sav that the ' Favorite
Prescription,' with the ' Pellets,' was of
great benefit to her. I recommend them
to all sufferers in similar cases."
Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription is
the best friend of women at every crit
ical period of life. It cnnbles the maiden
to pass through the first change of life
without the lassitude, weakness and
misery often experienced. It establishes
J
s
:
i-
regularity, dries unhealthy drains, heal
inuammatiou ana ulceration, and cures
female weakness. It is the best prepara
tive for maternity, giving the mother
abundant vigor and vitality, and making
tne baby's advent practically painless.
It is a purely vegetable preparation, con
taining no alcohol, neither opium, cocaine
or any other narcotic. It cannot dis
agree with the most feeble constitution.
A FACT l'OR WOMEN TO PONDKR.
Any weak and sick woman is invited
to consult Dr. Pierce, by letter, free. All
correspondence is held as strictly private A
and sacredly confidential. Address Dr.
R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y. A
It sometimes happens that there are t
peculiar difficulties to be overcome in the
treatment of individual cases, and under
such circumstances Dr. Pierce's ftre ad
vice is often of inestimable value.
The dealer who offers a substitute for
Favorite Prescription" does so to gain
the little more profit paid on the sale of
less meritorious medicines. His profit ia
your loss, therefore accept no substitute.
KVERV WOMAN NKKDS
a copy of Dr. Pierce's Common Sense
Medical Adviser. It is a complete guide
to healthful living. This great work,
containing more than a thousand large
pages and over 700 illustrations is seut
free on receipt of stamps to pay ex
peuse of mailing only. Send 31 one-cent
stamps for the cloth-bound volume, or
only 21 stamps for the book in paper
covers. Address Dr. R. V. Pierce. Buf
falo, N. Y.
Office Iloura, H Si. nt. To Tl p.
Snndny. front H n. 111. to rt i. in.
DR. McGREW(Ag3 53)
SPECIALIST-
Diaeukt-a und UUoruvra or Jleu Only.
U leara H&ucrleuuc. IB Yeara
Ontnlin.
VaQIPflPEI E cured In less than 10 days'
iysi
inuiuuubLL witnoui cutting.
QVDUII IQ and nil Blood Diseases cured
dlrnlLIO for life. All breaking out and
uiiiitf of tho dlscuse disappear at once.
Iltil-ti 'ill 111 1 1 1 -uh-h cured of nrvoua
UVCn ZUUUU debility, loss of vitality
u.ui nit uiiuuturul weaknesses of men.
Structure, Uleet, Kidney and Bladder Dim
euEts, Hydrocele, cured permanently.
Curi'M (iuiiritiil red, CoiiHitltiitlon Free,
CHARGES LOW.
Ttmtmcnt by mill. I'. O. Box 164.
Olllce over 215 S. 11th streot, botween Far
ram nnd Dougl.ll MtH.. OMAHA. NUB.
DRUNKARDS
WHITE DOVE CURE never fill to destroy crav
ing tor tronc drink, tho spnetllnfor which rnnpt
filtt stter uilna tlil ri'mrily. (liven In snr liquid
with or without knowlcilKO of pMlrntt taitelrut II t
t!hf rwsn McConnell, driiRglMi, 1Mb ud Dodge
with tho statcmont that Mr. Cooper, whom
ho had known and served for a long time,
had promised to suvo his homo for him.
Ho nlso claims that Mr. Cooper had prom
ised him thnt In tho evont of tho sale of
tho bath houso, ho (Strother) should be
taken caro of, olthor In tho present posi
tion or nnother.
Tho nogro told a startling story of the
alleged truo character of tho placo In
which ho hnd been tho trusted custodian,
and tho story was In somo degreo cor
roborated by a statement from the police
thnt they hnd been making secret Investi
gation and wero going to raid and1 close
up tho place. Strother stoutly maintains
Lhls Inrtoconco, but tho pollco are entirely
confident that they have the right man In
custody.
llriMvnlmv In Hrnoiiiluntcil.
IUU8TOU Tcnn.. Jim. sn. ltoproscntaS1,
tlvo Hrownlow or the Klrat Tennessee a
iriri. wna renominated for cunnress ton
. ..... UA....l.lt. ... nft,n,l,U.
JV llln I IJfMI'tl.t II IJAUULIII.Il ..Wilt , IEGI
subject to the approval' of the sever'
counties. Tliero win ue no opposition
tho action of the commute,
Itriivy MniMV lu Kalians,
TOI'KKA, Kan., Jnn. 23. lieu. -y snow
fell this nfternoon lu southern Knnsns, Hy
10 o'clock tonight tho hihiw wna four Inches
deep In Fort Hcntt und wns Mill railing nl
a rule to ludlcatn Unit by morning It would
1)0 twco Hint deep. It will prevent .t
threatened wuter famine.
Stiri'i-t'd l.ii tt- Otto I.UKRf-r.
ST. I'AHj, Minn.. Jnn. 23. -Tho stato
bourd of regents of tho University of Min
nesota today chicled I'rof. I Washliprn 'if
tho Oregon Statu university to succeed thj
lata Olto Mi&ger ns state entomologist.
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